Each spoke stays on the original 1 to 3 response scale so the short-check pattern is visible without inventing subscales.
{{ reportLead }}
{{ currentLane.note }}
{{ discussionNote }}
Each row mirrors the scored answer set so the table export stays aligned with the visible report.
| # | Question | Answer | Score | Cue | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{ row.id }} | {{ row.prompt }} | {{ row.answer }} | {{ row.score }} | {{ row.cue }} |
Structured local export of the score, item responses, and follow-up notes for this completed run.
This assessment uses the three-item UCLA-derived loneliness short check to look at a simple but important question: how often you currently feel a lack of companionship, feel left out, or feel isolated from other people. The strength of the short form is speed. In a few responses, it can capture whether disconnection is quiet, noticeable, or concentrated.
Because it is so brief, context matters a lot. A move, grief, heavy caregiving, remote work, burnout, or relationship strain can all raise the score without meaning the same thing. That is why the tool asks for context and an intended next move. It keeps the number tied to lived circumstances instead of letting it float as an abstract label.
The result is a reflection aid and a repeat-tracking aid. It is not a diagnosis and not a full social functioning assessment. It is most useful when it helps you name the top cue and the real-life situation behind it.
The total is the direct sum of the three responses, so the range is 3 to 9. The underlying short scale does not ship with official severity cutoffs, so this page adds descriptive house lanes only for readability: 3 to 4 as a lower current signal, 5 to 6 as a noticeable signal, 7 to 8 as an elevated signal, and 9 as a highly concentrated signal where all three items are at the top response.
The radar chart simply keeps the three cue lines visible. It does not add hidden scoring. An optional baseline field lets you compare the current total with a prior 3 to 9 total, which is most useful when the context is similar enough for a fair repeat check.
Start with the top cue. If one of the three items is clearly strongest, that is often the cleanest entry point for action. "Feeling isolated" may call for a different next step than "lacking companionship" or "feeling left out," even when the totals are similar. The number helps you summarize the pressure, but the cue tells you where it is landing.
Repeat tracking only helps when the comparison is fair. A higher score during a move or a loss may reflect a real situation shift rather than a deeper change in baseline loneliness. That is why the page encourages comparing the total, the context, and one concrete example together.
If the score stays high, keeps climbing, or starts to affect mood, sleep, functioning, or safety, widen the conversation. The short check is especially useful as a handoff note because it turns a hard-to-say feeling into a specific score, cue, and context.